—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1,1978
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APRIL 3-9, 1978
Scene set for air serene.
Mend your fences now Picasso died April 8, 1973 Average
length of days for the week, 12 hours 58 minutes New moon
April 7 NATO signed-by 12 nations April 4, 1949 CCC
enrollments began April 5, 1933 New nat styles for women this
week in 1905 called for plumes One father is more thin a hundred
school masters (George Herbert)
Home Hints If >ou want self-thickening gra\y, use water m which nee was
cooked
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Seasonal with light rain, weekend is partly sunny
and cold
Greater New York-New Jersey; Cloudy and cool, week's end
brings some sun, some showers
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Warm, some sun with scattered showers
to start, then rainy and cool at midweek, rainy and very cool for
weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Very warm with heavy showers
north and west, end of week is cooler, cloudier with some,showers
Florida: Hot with light showers to midweek, rainy and hot for re
mainder of week
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Philadelphia
Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Report
Thursday, March 30,1978
FRUIT
APPLES: Steady.
Controlled Atmosphere
Storage Ctn. Tray Pack.
PA US Extra Fancy Red
Delicious 100’s-125’s 9.50-
10.00, Stayman 100-125’s 9-
9.50.
NJ US Fancy Stayman 72-
80’s 7-7.50 88-113’s 9.00 Red
Delicious 100-113’s 9-9.50.
Ctn. Cell Pack: New
England Mclntosh US §1 96-
120’s 9.50.
NY Mclntosh US Extra
Fancy 100-120’s 11.50.
Ctn. 12-3 lb. film bag 2Va"
& up US Fancy; New
England Red Delicious 7.80
NY Mclntosh 7.80 Romes &
Wmesap 9.50.
PA Stayman & Red
Delicious 8.40
NJ Red Delicious 8.40.
Regular Storage Ctn 12-3
lb. film bag 2V«” & up US
Fancy.
NJ Rome 7.20, Stayman
6.60-7.20.
Ctn 1-1/8 bu. PA Red
Delicious 5.00-6.00 Rome
4.50.
STRAWBERRIES: Lower
12 pint flat
Cabf. including air med-
Ige. 6.00-7.20 one lot via air
Ige 8.40-9.00.
Fla. mostly med. 4.80-6.00
few 4.20.
VEGETABLES
BEETS'. NJ bu. bkt.
topped 4-4.50.
CABBAGE. Barely
stcsdy
NY Danish type 50 lb. sks
6 00.
LEEKS; PA 6.50.
MUSHROOMS: Slightly
higher. PA 4 qt. bkt. med-lge
4-4.50 few best 4 75 sml-med
3.50 fair cond 3-3.25
ONIONS- Dry Slightly
higher
NY med 4 50-5.50 fair cond.
3.50-4.00 ctn 20-2 lb. & 15-3 lb
film bag 5.50
MICH Med 5 5.50
OHIO' Ige 5.00 sml-med
3.50.
OLD
MEJt
MAHh
Ask the Old Farmer: What is
the origin of the expression
"between a rock and a hard
place" 7 BGN, NYC
Your query sounds like an old
time conundrum "If corn is a
dollar a bushel and rye fifty
cents a pack, how many frying
pans will it take to shingle a
meetinghouse 7 " One is about as
easy as the other to answer
POTATOES: About steady
50 lb. sks US#l size A washed
unless otherwise stated.
ROUND WHITES: Maine
2.25-2.50 baled 10-5 lb. film
bag 4.00.
SQUASH; Supplies light.
NJ Butternut 1-1/9 bu. ctn.
fair qual. 4-4.50 some 5.00.
SWEET POTATOES;
Steady.
NJ no grade mark Vz bu.
hmpr. open face Yellow
Jersey 5.50 Red Jersey 5.00
sml-med3.oo.
G&M Livestock
Market
Duncanville, Pa.
March 27,1978
Market higher than last
week’s market.
Dairy Cows: 500-620.
Steers: Standard to good
34.00-
Heifers; Good to Choice
38.00- others 32.00-
46.00.
Feeder Steers; standard to
good, 500 to 800 lbs. 35.00-
46.00.
Bulls; 1000 to 1660 lbs,
41.00- ; 900 to 1200 lbs,
37.00-
Cows: High choice to
prime 35.00-38.85; good to
standard 30.00-35.00; cutters
27.00-30.00; canners down to
24 00.
Calves- High to choice
72.00- good to choice
40.00- standard to good
20.00- farm bull calves,
90-120 lbs. 56.00-60.00; farm
heifer calves, 90-120 lbs.
55.00-
Hogs- 200 to 240 lbs., 49.00-
49.60; 170-200 lbjwi2.oo-49.00.
Sows: 33.00-4gpm
Boars - 25.00-35 00
Feeder Pigs 25 to 45 lbs
32.0041.00.
Sheep- 15.00-20.00; lambs,
medium 48 00-58.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Trading very light
east on beef and lamb,
however late Yesterday beef
trading active. Choice 3
steers steady to weak on 26
loads late yesterday. Prime
special fed veal firm. Good
and choice boning veal
steady to 3.00 higher. Fresh
pork loins 2.25-2.50 lower in
active trade; skinned hams
generally firm compared to
last week.
STEER BEEF
26 Loads
Choice: 3 550-700 lbs. 82.50-
83.00 late yesterday.
STEER HINDS: 145-190
lbs. 94.00-95.00 part loads.
PRIME (Special Fed);
180-235 lbs. 121.00, let 125,00-
126.00, firm.
GOOD AND CHOICE
BONING TYPE: Nor
theastern Suppliers - 65-75
lbs. 66.0048.00, steady to 2.00
higher; 55-64 lbs. 64.00-66.00,
steady to 2.00 higher; 45-54
lbs. 62.0064.00, steady to 2.00
higher; 35-44 lbs. 58.0062.00,
steady to 1.00 higher; 34 lbs.
down 56.0060.00, steady to
2.00 higher.
Midwest and West Coast
Suppliers: 7060 lbs. 74.00,
steady; 60-70 lbs. 72.00, 1.00
higher; 5060 lbs. 70.00, 1.00-
2.00 higher; 40-50 lbs. 68.00,
1.00-3.00 higher; 30-40 lbs.
66.00. 1.00-3.00 higher.
55 lbs. down 137.00-139.00
part loads.
55 lbs. down, 142.00 part
load.
LOINS; 14 lbs. down 92.50;
14-17 lbs. 91.50.
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 79,50; 17-20 lbs. 76.25-
76.50.
livestock market and auction news
East Coast
Carlot Meats
Princeton, New Jersey
March 29,1978
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
LAMB CARCASS
Choice and Prime 3-4
2 Loads
SPRING LAMB
Choice and Prime 3-4
FRESH PORK CUTS
BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE
BRED BEEF ALO FOR SALE
- Rapid gains on grass and roughage.
- 55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 lb. yearling.
- Visit our farm and see our animals
in stock SEMEN M 2 an ampule
Vz & 3 A Blood Bulls & Heifers
BEEFALO N & J
4270 Quakerbridge Rd.
Princeton, N J 08540 609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
.7 Loads
FRANKS: 70 beef, 30 pork
no. 1 pack 74.00.
BOLOGNA: 70 beef, 30
pork no. 1 pack 79.00.
BONELESS BEEF
11 Loads
90 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 100.00 load; frozen
98.50, 10ad99.00.
85 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 91.00 load.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, March 27
Reported receipts of 301
head of horses, mules, mid
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Local work horses, singles
700-1525; driving horses 175-
875; riding horses 200-350;
better horses 375-600;
lightweight killers 28-32;
heavyweight killers 39-44;
mares 15-60; colts 5-20;
geldings 15-55; larger ponies
75-200.
Des Moines
Carlot
March 29,1978
Compared lo Tuesday’s
close fresh pork cut trade
moderate, demand
moderate. Fresh loins 14-17
lbs. 2.50 lower, 17-20 lbs.
steady-1.00 higher, skinned
hams 50-2.50 higher, bellies
limited sales 50-1.00 higher,
other cuts not established.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: 14/dn lbs. 89.00-
89.25; 14-17 lbs. 88.00-88.25,
2.50 lower; 17-20 lbs. 83.50-
84.50, steady 1.00 higher.
PICNIC: No sales
reported.
BOSTON BUTT: No sales
reported.
SPARERIBS: No sales
reported.
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 73.50-76.00, mostly 74.00-
76.00, 1.00-2.50 higher; 17-20
lbs. 71.50-73.00, late 73.00,50-
1.50 higher, 20-26 lbs. 68.50,
couple loads 71.00.
BELLIES, SDLS: 8-10 lbs.
66.00; 10-12 lbs. 74.00, 1.00
higher; 16-18 lbs. 76.50-77.00,
50-1.00 higher.
PORK TRIM: 50 per cent
lean 52.50 frozen.
BNLS, PICNICS:.,
fresh.
JOWLS: 46.00 fresh
OFFAL & VARIETY
SNOUTS 30.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s
close beef trade slow to
moderate, demand light to
moderate. Choice 3 steer
beef 550-700 lbs. steady to 50
lower. Choice 3 heifer beef
1.00 lower, primal beef cuts
1.25 to 3.00 lower. Cow beef
canner & cutter 2.00 higher,
with a good demand for
utilities especially into west
coast area.
STEERSBEEF
36 Loads
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 79.00,
steady-50 lower.
CHOICE 3 550-700 lbs.
79.00-79.50 (26 loads late
yesterday)
Green Dragon -ggw
Livestock Sales yjSJ
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
CO** eows cows
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
HEIFER BEEF
43 Loads
CHOICE: 3 500-700 lbs.
77.25-78.25, late 77.25, 1.00
lower.
GOOD: 3 400-500 lbs. 67.25.
82.25
COW BEEF
7 Loads
Utility Brkg Nthm 3-4
65.50.
Utility Bng 2-3 C 6.50-67.00.
CANNES & CUTTER
Nthm 71.00,2.00 higher.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choices
8 Loads
HINDS HEIFER: 120-170
lbs. 90.75.
ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs.
61.00-62.75,1.25-3.00 lower.
ROUND STEER: 35-70 lbs.
83.00.
BEEF TRIMMINGS: 50
per cent lean fresh 55.00.
c